History Research Guide
Writing and Citing Sources
Good citations should clearly spell out the sources you have
used, and make it easy for readers of your paper to track down
the works you have consulted. For guidance on constructing references,
try our Citation Builder and/or consult the style manuals below
(the print versions provide the most complete information about
writing, plagiarism, and citing sources in a wide variety of formats).
If you are writing for a class, ask your instructor which style
manual is preferred. If you are writing for publication, find
out what style your publisher requires.
Research
and Documenting Sources (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
Provides easy-to-follow guidance for citing sources in a variety
of formats. See especially:
- Using
American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated
to 5th Edition)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
Full print version: D. H. Hill Reference Desk - BF76.7
.P82 1994
- Using
MLA Format (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
Full print version: D. H. Hill Reference Desk - PN147
.G444 1998
The Chicago Manual of Style
Guide by Diana Hacker
Guide from University Library, California State, Los Angeles
Full print version: D.H. Hill Reference Desk - Z253 .U69 2003
Citing
Electronic Information in History Papers
http://history.memphis.edu/mcrouse/elcite.htmll
Maurice Crouse (Department of History, The University of Memphis)
A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
http://www.h-net.org/about/citation/
Melvin E. Page (H-Net)
Tools For Creating Citations
The library supports a variety of tools that help you keep track
of information sources, and cite them correctly. These include:
Citation
Builder (from LOBO)
Quick tool for creating correctly formated citations.
KnightCite
Another tool for creating citations. This one includes Chicago Manual of Style format.
RefWorks
Tool for managing citations for major projects. You can import
citations from databases, and incorporate them into you research
papers.
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